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Rats eat up 0.2m tonnes of Aman in Rangpur division every season

RANGPUR, Oct 22: The peasants in eight districts under Rangpur division incur massive loss every year due to crop damage caused by rat attack during Aman season.According to sources rats destroy around 0.2 million tonnes of Aman paddy in the division every year which severely affects its yield.Sources said about...

Residents suffer for dilapidated houses

JHENIDAH, Oct 22: Sufferings of the residents in the government Ashrayan project in the district mounted as most houses have turned dilapidated with no innovation conducted since they were built in 2002.About 2,000 landless families were rehabilitated in 26 Ashrayan projects in Jhenidah at that time.Built 16 years ago, aiming...

Grassroots cultivators make profit by growing red spinach

GOPALGANJ, Oct 22: Farmers of Durgapur and Raghunathpur union councils under Gopalganj Sadar are making good profit by growing red spinach on a vast tract of land.They are delighted for good production and high market prices.According to Gopalganj Sadar agriculture office sources, a total of 107 hectares of land have...

Malta production gains popularity in Rangamati district

RANGAMATI, Oct 22 (UNB): The farming of Malta is picking up pace in the district, especially the Bari Malta-1 type.Hemkumar Chakma, one such farmer, started farming malta fruits back in 2014 on a one-acre stretch of land. He currently grows them in a big orchard.Though many were initially skeptical to...

Govt moves to excavate 12 canals in 11 Sunamganj UZs

SYLHET, Oct 22: The government has taken up a programme to excavating 12 canals in 11 upazilas of Sunamganj on priority basis. The total cost has been estimated to be about 200 million, an official informed.These include Dholai river in Sunamganj Sadar at a cost of Tk 32.55 million for...

Father, son among three dead in road accident

CHANDPUR, Oct 22 (UNB): At least three people, including a man and his son, were killed as a covered van hit an auto-rickshaw on Chandpur-Cumilla road near Bakila Bazar in Hajiganj upazila early Monday.The deceased were identified as Elem Hossain, 45, his son Akram Hossain, 22, and Abu Sufian, residents...

Two kids drown in Meherpur

MEHERPUR, Oct 22 (UNB): Two minor girls drowned in the Mathabhanga River at Bholadanga village in Gangni upazila on Monday morning.The deceased were identified as Nusrat, 4, daughter of Makbul Hossain and Triptey, 3, daughter of Ariful Islam of the village.